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We are currently advertising two #PhD projects to study the #evolution, #development and #genomics of sexual traits in stalk-eyed flies.

Deadline for applying is Wednesday, January 7, 2026. Get in touch for more info!

Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Happy #PostdocAppreciationWeek #PAWde! 🎉 Huge thanks to my amazing postdoc Cécile Molinier @cecilemolinier.bsky.social for her work on speciation & reproductive isolation in brown algae 🌊 🧬. She’s not only an outstanding scientist but also a great mentor to our students!

illustration of some important traits to include in protist trait databases

New #ISEPpapers! Towards a trait-based framework for protist ecology and evolution: Mahwash Jamy et al. www.cell.com/trends/micro...

#protists #algae #microbes #ecology #evolution

I'm very happy to share that our paper describing the evolution of sex chromosomes in brown algae is out!🎉 This project was a long journey, but it came together into a nice story 🧬 🌊 Grateful to everyone who helped along the way!

Thank you for the great workshop! It was a pleasure meeting you all! I hope to see you next time, maybe in Roscoff?😊🌊

We had productive 2 days of defining some hard bits of the database as well as figuring out the next steps forward. We will send around notes in the upcoming days. ToS folks are the best, thank you all for taking part and @aruizherrera.bsky.social and @sphaeromeria.bsky.social for organising!

Tree of Sex annual workshop started today. It will be two days packed with reproductive biology.